0.3ĀḷavakasuttaWith Āḷavaka
1.1Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard.1.2ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā āḷaviyaṁ viharati āḷavakassa yakkhassa bhavane.At one time the Buddha was staying near Āḷavī in the haunt of the native spirit Āḷavaka.1
1.3Atha kho āḷavako yakkho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then the native spirit Āḷavaka went up to the Buddha, and said to him:1.4“nikkhama, samaṇā”ti.“Get out, ascetic!”
1.5“Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā nikkhami.Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out.
1.6“Pavisa, samaṇā”ti.“Get in, ascetic!”
1.7“Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā pāvisi.Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in.
1.8Dutiyampi kho āḷavako yakkho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:And for a second time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha,1.9“nikkhama, samaṇā”ti.“Get out, ascetic!”
1.10“Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā nikkhami.Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out.
1.11“Pavisa, samaṇā”ti.“Get in, ascetic!”
1.12“Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā pāvisi.Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in.
1.13Tatiyampi kho āḷavako yakkho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:And for a third time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha,1.14“nikkhama, samaṇā”ti.“Get out, ascetic!”
1.15“Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā nikkhami.Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out.
1.16“Pavisa, samaṇā”ti.“Get in, ascetic!”
1.17“Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā pāvisi.Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in.
1.18Catutthampi kho āḷavako yakkho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:And for a fourth time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha,
1.19“nikkhama, samaṇā”ti.“Get out, ascetic!”
1.20“Na khvāhaṁ taṁ, āvuso, nikkhamissāmi.“No, respectable sir, I won’t get out.1.21Yaṁ te karaṇīyaṁ taṁ karohī”ti.Do what you must.”
1.22“Pañhaṁ taṁ, samaṇa, pucchissāmi.“I will ask you a question, ascetic.1.23Sace me na byākarissasi, cittaṁ vā te khipissāmi, hadayaṁ vā te phālessāmi, pādesu vā gahetvā pāragaṅgāya khipissāmī”ti.If you don’t answer me, I’ll drive you insane, or explode your heart, or grab you by the feet and throw you to the far shore of the Ganges!”
1.24“Na khvāhaṁ taṁ, āvuso, passāmi sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya, yo me cittaṁ vā khipeyya hadayaṁ vā phāleyya, pādesu vā gahetvā pāragaṅgāya khipeyya.“I don’t see anyone in this world with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans who could do that to me.1.25Api ca tvaṁ, āvuso, puccha yadā kaṅkhasī”ti (…).But anyway, ask what you wish.”
2.1“Kiṁsūdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ,“What’s a person’s best wealth?2.2Kiṁsu suciṇṇaṁ sukhamāvahāti;What brings happiness when practiced well?2.3Kiṁsu have sādutaraṁ rasānaṁ,What’s the sweetest taste of all?2.4Kathaṁjīviṁ jīvitamāhu seṭṭhan”ti.The one they say has the best life: how do they live?”
3.1“Saddhīdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ,“Faith here is a person’s best wealth.3.2Dhammo suciṇṇo sukhamāvahāti;The teaching brings happiness when practiced well.3.3Saccaṁ have sādutaraṁ rasānaṁ,Truth is the sweetest taste of all.3.4Paññājīviṁ jīvitamāhu seṭṭhan”ti.The one they say has the best life lives by wisdom.”
4.1“Kathaṁsu tarati oghaṁ,“How do you cross the flood?4.2kathaṁsu tarati aṇṇavaṁ;How do you cross the deluge?4.3Kathaṁsu dukkhamacceti,How do you get over suffering?4.4kathaṁsu parisujjhatī”ti.How do you get purified?”
5.1“Saddhāya tarati oghaṁ,“By faith you cross the flood,5.2appamādena aṇṇavaṁ;and by diligence the deluge.5.3Vīriyena dukkhamacceti,By energy you get past suffering,5.4paññāya parisujjhatī”ti.and you’re purified by wisdom.”
6.1“Kathaṁsu labhate paññaṁ,“How do you get wisdom?6.2kathaṁsu vindate dhanaṁ;How do you earn wealth?6.3Kathaṁsu kittiṁ pappoti,How do you get a good reputation?6.4kathaṁ mittāni ganthati;How do you hold on to friends?6.5Asmā lokā paraṁ lokaṁ,How do the departed not grieve6.6kathaṁ pecca na socatī”ti.when passing from this world to the next?”
7.1“Saddahāno arahataṁ,“One who is diligent and discerning7.2dhammaṁ nibbānapattiyā;gains wisdom by wanting to learn,7.3Sussūsaṁ labhate paññaṁ,having faith in the perfected ones,7.4appamatto vicakkhaṇo.and the teaching for becoming extinguished.
8.1Patirūpakārī dhuravā,Being responsible, acting appropriately,8.2uṭṭhātā vindate dhanaṁ;and working hard you earn wealth.8.3Saccena kittiṁ pappoti,Truthfulness wins you a good reputation.8.4dadaṁ mittāni ganthati;You hold on to friends by giving.8.5Asmā lokā paraṁ lokaṁ,That’s how the departed do not grieve8.6evaṁ pecca na socati.when passing from this world to the next.
9.1Yassete caturo dhammā,A faithful householder of discernment9.2saddhassa gharamesino;who possesses these four qualities29.3Saccaṁ dhammo dhiti cāgo,does not grieve after passing away:9.4sa ve pecca na socati.truth, principle, steadfastness, and generosity.
10.1Iṅgha aññepi pucchassu,Go ahead, ask others as well,10.2puthū samaṇabrāhmaṇe;there are many ascetics and brahmins.10.3Yadi saccā dhammā cāgā,See whether anything better is found10.4khantyā bhiyyodha vijjatī”ti.than truth, principle, generosity, and patience.”3
11.1“Kathaṁ nu dāni puccheyyaṁ,“Why now would I question11.2puthū samaṇabrāhmaṇe;the many ascetics and brahmins?11.3Yohaṁ ajja pajānāmi,Today I understand11.4yo attho samparāyiko.what’s good for lives to come.
12.1Atthāya vata me buddho,It was truly for my benefit12.2vāsāyāḷavimāgamā;that the Buddha came to stay at Āḷavī.12.3Yohaṁ ajja pajānāmi,Today I understand12.4yattha dinnaṁ mahapphalaṁ.where a gift is very fruitful.
13.1So ahaṁ vicarissāmi,I myself will journey13.2Gāmā gāmaṁ purā puraṁ;village to village, town to town,13.3Namassamāno sambuddhaṁ,paying homage to the Buddha,13.4Dhammassa ca sudhammatan”ti.and the clear rightness of the teaching!”
13.5Indakavaggo paṭhamo.
14.0Tassuddānaṁ
14.1Indako sakka sūci ca,14.2Maṇibhaddo ca sānu ca;14.3Piyaṅkara punabbasu sudatto ca,14.4Dve sukkā cīraāḷavīti dvādasa.
14.5Yakkhasaṁyuttaṁ samattaṁ.The Linked Discourses with Native Spirits are complete.